48 JOUENAL OF SCIENCE. 



Mr. Hulke took this opportunity oi stating that, as agreed upon at 

 a former meeting, he had in company with Sir W. Buller waited on the 

 Minister of Education to urge the Government to assist Mr. Hudson in 

 the publication of his new work on New Zealand Entomology, with the 

 result that the Government had agreed to take a thousand copies for 

 distribution among the State schools of the colony. He was sure that 

 the members would be glad to hear that they had been so successful. 



Mr. Hudson thanked the President, Sir W. Buller, and the 

 members generally for the interest they were taking in the production 

 of his work. 



PHILOSOPHICAL INSTITUTE OF CANTERBURY. 



Ohristchurch, November 6th, 1890. — Annual Meeting. 



Papers.— (1) "New Land and Fresh Water Shells," by H. Suter. 

 (Comnmnicated by the Secretary). 



(2) "Miscellaneous notes on Land and Fresh Water Shells," by 

 H. Suter. (Communicated by the Secretary). 



(3) "Appendix to Paper on Drift Formation," by J. Hardcastle. 



(i) "On the occurrence of Struthious remains in a sub-dolerite bed 

 of laterite, near Timaru," by H. 0. Forbes, F.R.G.S. (Communicated 

 by the Secretary). 



(5) "On the Earthquake of the 27th December, 1888," by G. 

 Hogben, MA, 



(6) "New Species of Lepidoptera," by E. Meyrick, F.Z.S., &c. 



The annual report and balance-sheet were read and adopted. The 

 following is an abstract : — " During the year seven ordinary meetings 

 have been held at which sixteen papers have been read ; which may be 

 classified as follows : — Geology, and Palfeontology (5), Zoology (4), Seis- 

 mology (3), Meteorology (2), Miscellaneous (2). This shows an advance 

 of five in comparison with the number read last year. There is also a 

 slight increase in membership compared with last year ; the number 

 now on the books being 98, as compared with 86 in 1889. At the 

 meeting in May, Mr. J. T. Meeson was elected President in the place of 

 Mr. S. H. Seager resigned. Mr. R. W. Fereday was elected Vice-Presi- 

 dent in place of Mr. Meeson. There is a credit balance of £24 10s. Id. 



The following were elected officers for the ensuing year : — President: 

 Prof. F. W. Hutton, F.G.S. Vice-Presidents : J. T. Meeson, B.A. ; 

 T. W. Naylor-Beckett, F.L.S. Treasurer : J. T. Meeson, B.A. Secre- 

 tary : R. M. Laing, MA., B.Sc. Council : R. W. Fereday, F.G.S., 

 W. H. Symes, M.D., R. H. Webb, F.R.M.S., — Jennings, M.D., G. A. 

 Mannering, F. Barkas. 



The retiring President read an address, and the newly-elected 

 President dismissed the meeting. 



